Euoticus pallidus

(J. E. Gray, 1863)

Northern Needle-clawed Galago

Taxonomy

Subclass: Theria
Infraclass: Placentalia
Magnorder: Boreoeutheria
Superorder: Euarchontoglires
Order: Primates
Suborder: Strepsirrhini
Infraorder: Lorisiformes
Family: Galagidae
Subfamily: Galaginae
Genus: Euoticus

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Gray, J.E. 1863-10. Revision of the species of lemuroid animals, with the description of some new species. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1863(2):129-152.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30681460

Original name as described

Otogale pallida

Other common names

Northern Needle-clawed Bushbaby · Pallid Needle-clawed Galago · Bioko Needle-clawed Galago · Nigeria Needle-clawed Galago

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1863.4.16.11, BMNH:Mamm:1863.4.16.12

Type kind

syntypes

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/774b5563-911d-421e-9e50-f3fa3a172fe3 https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/a4e72fce-bab7-433e-aa1c-3b3bf2512f91 https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/c3f2e7e9-e8b6-4a4c-bbd3-307bedcdff4c

Type locality

Equatorial Guinea, Bioko.

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropic

Country distribution

Cameroon · Equatorial Guinea · Nigeria

IUCN Red List status

Near Threatened

Species Permalink

https://mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001041

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Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details.

Total: 8 names and synonyms.

Otogale pallida

J. E. Gray, 1863

Family

Galagidae

Root name

pallidus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1863.4.16.11, BMNH:Mamm:1863.4.16.12

Type kind

syntypes

Original type locality

Fernando Po

Type locality

Equatorial Guinea: Bioko.

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/774b5563-911d-421e-9e50-f3fa3a172fe3 https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/a4e72fce-bab7-433e-aa1c-3b3bf2512f91 https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/c3f2e7e9-e8b6-4a4c-bbd3-307bedcdff4c

Authority page

140

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30681460

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

Gray (1863:140, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30681460) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/41287)
Murray (1866:323, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15580319) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39798)
Gray (1871:81, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9994598) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/21655)

Galago (Otogale) pallidus:

Mivart, 1865

Family

Galagidae

Root name

pallidus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

646

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28500989

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

Mivart (1865:646, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28500989) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36803)
Carus (1868:117, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36932290) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/61667)
Trouessart (1878:168, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33975451) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/58779)
Matschie (1895:14, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14835388) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67260)

Euoticus pallidus:

A. T. de Rochebrune, 1883

Family

Galagidae

Root name

pallidus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

86

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26187539

Authority publication

Actes de la Société Linnéenne de Bordeaux

Name usages

Rochebrune (1883:86, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26187539) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/43667)
Groves (1993:249) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69008)
Grubb, Butynski, Oates, Bearder, Disotell, Groves & Struhsaker (2003:1319) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/4919)
Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8549)
Mittermeier, Rylands & Wilson (2013:207) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59513)
Butynski, Kingdon & Kalina (2013:444) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37955)
Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #8266) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #8266) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001041) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/8266/190233329) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Galago elegantulus pallidus:

Trouessart, 1904

Family

Galagidae

Root name

pallidus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

38

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53422824

Authority publication

Berlin

Name usages

Trouessart (1904:38, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53422824) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59289)
Elliot (1913:79, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40602573) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35489)

Galago talboti

Dollman, 1910

Family

Galagidae

Root name

talboti

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1910.6.5.1

Type kind

holotype

Original type locality

Nkami, Southern Nigeria. Altitude 600 feet.

Type locality

Nigeria.

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/167168b0-4307-4f2e-a88a-4f83eaf99d9b https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/5b859086-d32f-4d2b-b396-890db74759e6

Authority page

93

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16094512

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

Elliot (1913:67, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40602557) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35489)

Euoticus elegantulus pallidus:

E. Schwarz, 1931

Family

Galagidae

Root name

pallidus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

66

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

Schwarz (1931:66) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/19499)
Allen (1939:121, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2782631) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/5450)
Eisentraut (1963:101) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68788)

Euoticus pallidus pallidus:

Grubb, Butynski, Oates, Bearder, Disotell, Groves, & Struhsaker, 2003

Family

Galagidae

Root name

pallidus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

1319

Authority publication

International Journal of Primatology

Name usages

Grubb, Butynski, Oates, Bearder, Disotell, Groves & Struhsaker (2003:1319) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/4919)
Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8549)
Mittermeier, Rylands & Wilson (2013:207) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59513)

Euoticus pallidus talboti:

Grubb, Butynski, Oates, Bearder, Disotell, Groves, & Struhsaker, 2003

Family

Galagidae

Root name

talboti

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

1319

Authority publication

International Journal of Primatology

Name usages

Grubb, Butynski, Oates, Bearder, Disotell, Groves & Struhsaker (2003:1319) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/4919)
Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8549)
Mittermeier, Rylands & Wilson (2013:207) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59513)

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